Becoming: The Photographs of Clementina, Viscountess Hawarden

by Carol Mavor

Book Overview

Clementina, Viscountess Hawarden (1822-1865) produced over eight hundred photographs during her all-too-brief life. Most of these were portraits of her adolescent daughters. By whisking away the furniture and bric-a-brac common in scenes of upper-class homes of the Victorian period, Lady Hawarden transformed the sitting room of her London residence into a photographic studio-a private space for taking surprising photos of her daughters in fancy dress...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822323893
• ISBN13: 9780822323891
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"